I have posted Ravi's report and pictures on my blog : http://roadtriplife.blogspot.com/2007/10/report-of-oct-2nd-hospital-cleaning-by.html
On 10/4/07, Karthik Jalamangala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ravi, > > Thank you for posting an articulate description of the day's events. > This with the photographs go a long way in conveying the current state of > affairs. It is really good to know that you didn't get stopped by it and > went forward ANYWAY! > > Thanks to you, Vani, Srinivas, Pradeep, Sandeep, Vijay and everyone > else who made this possible. > > Cheers! > Karthik > > On 10/3/07, Ravi Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi.. > > > > This mail is to give an update on how the program went. > > > > Three of my friends ,Pradep, Sandeep and Vijay, joined for the event. > > From out TMAD, Vani,Srinivas attended. Vani's Friend Lakshmi also > > joined.I am happy that all of us enjoyed the program very well inspite > > of pungent smell we had to bear all thru the program. It is not an > > exaageration if i say that historical Osmania General Hospital kept it's > > historical garbage also. > > > > It was about 12'O clock by the time we all assembled. Though few of us > > came early we waited for all so as to have fun while working together. There > > was some more delay because of equipement (Brooms, phenoil etc..). Actually, > > the superintendent there is supposed to help us regarding that but it was > > not encouraging. > > > > We went directly to MO ward 2 and directly asked the head nurse to help > > us arranging them. Her attitude really irritated but still we had little fun > > with some witty answers to her. She responded like ' r u really going to > > clean?? r just came to show off'.. for that vani responded with complete > > coolness like ' u speak after the program'. > > > > It was a huge ward and we dragged all the cots and cleaned entire floor > > and walls row by row. We were joined by engineering college students (I > > don't remember all names, but it was complete fun along with them). we > > worked in a competetive spirit to get a chance to take the broom. Lakshmi > > never transfered the broom to any one excepet when she find lizard etc.. > > (Balli.. kalijeru.. ).. There are few perfectionists among us who doesn't > > move from a place unless that mark on walls vanishes.. Really they put their > > muscles to a great pressure. We thought we should have taken a photograph > > 'before' and 'After' some thing like obesity treatment centers. We > > completely couldn't remove the marks as those have been used for years to > > spit pan (Aakulu tini godala meeda use vaaru). One encouraging thing was > > that one patient scolded the other old lady for spitting on walls as we are > > giving too much of efforts to clean them. We were completely lost in time > > that we realized at about 4'O clock that we din't have lunch today. > > > > After that ward we split the team and me, pradeep and few other engg. > > students moved to post operation ward. It was heart rending to see somany > > injured patients with bandages at once. Here the problem was that we are not > > supposed to move the beds. Even then without compromising, we cleaned the > > floor as we cleaned the other ward. Initially when we were given aprons and > > face masks i thought that organizers were over careful but later realized > > that those are compulsory. Infact, one doctor warned us that it is highly > > infectious area. > > > > We had taken the help of Ravi, who is a contract employee there to > > remove the water after cleaning. His skill was of great help, in fact. He > > was a contract employee there and he need not to work with us. but still he > > helped us. No hospital employee worked with us except the nurse who was a > > disturbance rather than being helpful . > > > > All in all, it is a wonderful experience. All our efforts will be > > fruitful only when they are maintained like that and only if authorities > > realizes the importance of hygeine and show some concern in that regard. > > > > Regards, > > Ravi. > > > > > > > > > >
